topic Re: How do I access init-cfg.txt in VM-Series in the Public Cloud

How do I access init-cfg.txt

A.Berger440591 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:51:17 GMT

Per the advisory "Update to Additional PAN-OS Certificate Expirations and New, Comprehensive Certificate Management Process" I am supposed to edit the init-cfg.txt file but I do not know where to find this file nor how to access it.

I have checked the extensions-applications on the VM but there is nothing there. I checked the resource group and I cannot find the storage account that hosts this file, if there is one?

Can anyone provide guidance on how to complete this task? The documentation fails to give steps on how to do it and I am at a loss...

Re: How do I access init-cfg.txt

kiwi — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:15:39 GMT

Hi @A.Berger440591 ,

“init-cfg.txt” file is located in “config” folder in S3 bucket as per this KB:

PA-VM deployed in AWS does not get any settings specified in “init-cfg.txt”

In order to create one:

create-the-init-cfgtxt-file

Hope this helps,

Re: How do I access init-cfg.txt

A.Berger440591 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:59:44 GMT

Hello @kiwi,

My apologies for the delayed response as I didn't get a notification that someone had replied. My VFW is in Azure not AWS so that documentation will not help me. I do appreciate the help!

I would also like to add that this was deployed via Azure Marketplace, if that makes a difference.